diff --git a/docs/pages/reference/data-model/cube.mdx b/docs/pages/reference/data-model/cube.mdx
index 17800085be3b0..07fede197555e 100644
--- a/docs/pages/reference/data-model/cube.mdx
+++ b/docs/pages/reference/data-model/cube.mdx
@@ -583,6 +583,68 @@ cubes:
 
 </CodeTabs>
 
+### `default_count_measure`
+
+The `default_count_measure` parameter is used to explicitly specify the measure
+that should be used to generate the query for the upstream data source for
+`SELECT COUNT(*) FROM cube` queries via the [SQL API][ref-sql-api].
+
+The specified measure should be of one of the following [types][ref-ref-measure-types]:
+`count`, `count_distinct`, or `count_distinct_approx`.
+
+<CodeTabs>
+
+```javascript
+cube(`users`, {
+  sql: `
+    SELECT 1 AS transaction_id, 1 AS user_id UNION ALL
+    SELECT 2 AS transaction_id, 1 AS user_id UNION ALL
+    SELECT 3 AS transaction_id, 1 AS user_id UNION ALL
+    SELECT 4 AS transaction_id, 2 AS user_id UNION ALL
+    SELECT 5 AS transaction_id, 2 AS user_id
+  `,
+
+  measures: {
+    transaction_count: {
+      type: `count`
+    },
+
+    user_count: {
+      sql: `user_id`,
+      type: `count_distinct`
+    }
+  },
+
+  default_count_measure: users.user_count
+})
+```
+
+```yaml
+cubes:
+  - name: users
+    sql: >
+      SELECT 1 AS transaction_id, 1 AS user_id UNION ALL
+      SELECT 2 AS transaction_id, 1 AS user_id UNION ALL
+      SELECT 3 AS transaction_id, 1 AS user_id UNION ALL
+      SELECT 4 AS transaction_id, 2 AS user_id UNION ALL
+      SELECT 5 AS transaction_id, 2 AS user_id
+
+    measures:
+      - name: transaction_count
+        type: count
+
+      - name: user_count
+        sql: user_id
+        type: count_distinct
+    
+    default_count_measure: users.user_count
+```
+
+</CodeTabs>
+
+If this parameter is not set, then the very first measure of type `count` from
+this cube will be used.
+
 
 [ref-config-driverfactory]: /reference/configuration/config#driverfactory
 [ref-config-ext-ctx]: /reference/configuration/config#extend_context
@@ -602,3 +664,5 @@ cubes:
 [ref-ref-segments]: /reference/data-model/segments
 [ref-ref-joins]: /reference/data-model/joins
 [ref-ref-pre-aggs]: /reference/data-model/pre-aggregations
+[ref-sql-api]: /product/apis-integrations/sql-api
+[ref-ref-measure-types]: /reference/data-model/types-and-formats
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diff --git a/docs/pages/reference/data-model/view.mdx b/docs/pages/reference/data-model/view.mdx
index 8841740202a75..cef3c0cdc8e78 100644
--- a/docs/pages/reference/data-model/view.mdx
+++ b/docs/pages/reference/data-model/view.mdx
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ view(`orders`, {
     },
     {
       join_path: base_orders.users,
-      prefix: true
+      prefix: true,
       includes: `*`,
       excludes: [
         `company`
@@ -254,6 +254,69 @@ To learn more about using `public` to control visibility based on security
 context, read the [Controlling access to cubes and views
 recipe][ref-recipe-control-access-cubes-views].
 
+### `default_count_measure`
+
+The `default_count_measure` parameter is used to explicitly specify the measure
+that should be used to generate the query for the upstream data source for
+`SELECT COUNT(*) FROM view` queries via the [SQL API][ref-sql-api].
+
+The specified measure should be of one of the following [types][ref-ref-measure-types]:
+`count`, `count_distinct`, or `count_distinct_approx`. It should also be included
+into the view in [`cubes`](#cubes).
+
+<CodeTabs>
+
+```javascript
+view(`orders`, {
+  cubes: [
+    {
+      join_path: base_orders,
+      includes: [
+        `status`,
+        `created_date`,
+        `total_amount`,
+        `total_amount_shipped`,
+        `count`,
+        `average_order_value`
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      join_path: base_orders.users,
+      prefix: true,
+      includes: `*`
+    }
+  ],
+
+  default_count_measure: base_orders.count
+})
+```
+
+```yaml
+views:
+  - name: orders
+
+    cubes:
+      - join_path: base_orders
+        includes:
+          - status
+          - created_date
+          - total_amount
+          - total_amount_shipped
+          - count
+          - average_order_value
+
+      - join_path: base_orders.users
+        prefix: true
+        includes: "*"
+    
+    default_count_measure: base_orders.count
+```
+
+</CodeTabs>
+
+If this parameter is not set, then the very first measure of type `count` from
+the very first cube defined in [`cubes`](#cubes) will be used.
+
 ### `includes` (deprecated)
 
 <WarningBox>
@@ -312,4 +375,6 @@ view query.
   /product/data-modeling/concepts/working-with-joins#directions-of-joins
 [ref-naming]: /product/data-modeling/syntax#naming
 [ref-playground]: /product/workspace/playground
-[ref-apis]: /product/apis-integrations
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+[ref-apis]: /product/apis-integrations
+[ref-sql-api]: /product/apis-integrations/sql-api
+[ref-ref-measure-types]: /reference/data-model/types-and-formats
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